US COVID-19 deaths added 3,124 on Wednesday, the largest single-day death toll the country has ever seen since the pandemic began. It was also the first time that the US daily deaths had crossed the threshold of 3,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
US President Donald Trump's plan on Thursday to invite his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to Washington for a second meeting in the fall was opposed by some lawmakers who want to learn more about their first summit in Helsinki on Monday.
US stocks plunged Wednesday, closing below 20,000 for the first time in about three years and erasing nearly all gains made during President Donald Trump's time in office.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had decided to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, a landmark global pact to fight climate change.
US officials said on Friday that nearly 2,000 children were separated from adults at the border between mid-April and the end of May.
US President Donald Trump tweeted early morning after being briefed on the shooting, "My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!"
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US Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, who argued the Justice Department case, said the department would review the ruling before deciding whether to ask a higher court to issue a stay. But the judge discouraged the government from asking him to put his ruling on hold pending appeal. He said he would deny a stay.
US stocks finished significantly higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq going above the 9,000 mark for the first time ever, adding to the year-end rally.
US President Donald Trump rallies with supporters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, US, on Nov 4, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
US Department of Agriculture statistics indicate that while farm income has been cut nearly in half in the past four years, farm debt has increased by more than a quarter - with projections that it could surpass 0 billion in 2017, the highest level since the farm crisis of the 1980s.